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 Contents
0.1 Alphabetical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1.2 USA Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
2.1 Safety First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
3.1 Controls and Operating Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
3.2 Tips and Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
3.3 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
3.5 Child Restraint Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
3.5 Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
2001 Passat
Alphabetical Index

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Maintenance
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Warranty Voucher I
Vehicle Identification Label ..... . ..... .. ...... previous pages

Service Information
Dealer Service ................ 0 •• 0 ••••••••• o •• o •••••• o • • 3
Do-lt-Yourself Service ............. 0 ••• 0 • • 0 •• 0 •• 0 •••••• 0 •• 3
Emission Control Maintenance ...... . .. 0 •• 0 •• 0 •••••• 0 • • • • • 4
Why Service? ............ .. .......... 0 ••••••••• 0 •• 0 ••• • • 4

Service Intervals
Service Intervals for 1.8L Turbo
and 2.8L V6 engines ................................ 0 • • • • 5
Service Intervals for 2.0L, 2.8L VR6 Gasoline engines
and 1.9L TDI Diesel engine .... ........................... 6

Service Schedule
Delivery Inspection .... 0 •••••• 0 •• • ••••••••• 0 •• 0 ••••••••• • 7
Service ..... . . .. . ... . .. .. 0 • • 0 •• 0 •• • • •• •• • 0 • • 0 • • • • • • 7 - 22

Bral<e Fluid Replacement Record

Brake Fluid Replacement Record . . . . . . 0 •• 0 •••••••• • 0 • • • • • 23

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USA Warranty
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LIMITED NEW VEHICLE WARRANTIES

limited New Vehicle Warranty . . ... . .. . ..... .... . . ... 2

Limited Powertrain Warranty . ........ ..... . .... ..... 6

limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perforation .... 9

No Charge Scheduled Maintenance Services . . . . . . 11

24 HOUR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE

24 Hour Roadside Assistance 1 (800) 411-6688 . .. 12

EMISSIONS WARRANTIES
Federal Emissions Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

California Emissions Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Customer Relations 1 (800) 822-8987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

BBB Auto line 1 (800) 955-5100 .... .. ... .. .. .... . . 25

Product Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Tire Manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2001 Passat
Safety first

Important Information about the

- Safety belts
-Airbags
-Seats
- Child safety

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Welcome .................................. 2
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Child safety ............................... 28
Head restraints ............................ 39
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2001 Passat
Controls and Operating Equipment

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 CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INSTRUMENT PANEL AND Pedals .. . ..................... 64

CONTROLS Adjustable steering column
Warning and indicator lights ...... 6 (tilt and telescopic) ........... . . 65
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Rear seat (Sedan only) .......... 66
Warning I Indicator lights ....... 15 Hat shelf (Sedan only) ........... 67
Multi-function steering wheel . . . . 23 Rear seat bench (Wagon only) . . . 68
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 70
OPENING AND CLOSING
Luggage compartment cover
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 (Wagon only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Doors, Power locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Roof rack I Roof railings . . . . . . . . . 73
Trunk I Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Anti-Theft Alarm System ....... 3L Cigarette lighter 1Socket ....... 76
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Power roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
HEATING, VENTILATION AND
CLEAR VISION AIR CONDITIONING
Switches· . ·.. :·,: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Turn signals 1 High beam lever . . 44 Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Wiper and washer system .. . .... 45 ON THE ROAD
Wiper blades · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4 7 Automatic transmission
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 (Tiptronic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Coat hooks I Power steering ................ 97
Assist handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 p k. b k 98
ar 1ng ra e 1ever ............ .
Sun visors, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 •. · h
1gmt1on sw1tc . ..... .. .... .. . . 99
SEATS AND STORAGE Starting procedures .. . ........ . 100
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Stopping engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . 102
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
INSTRUMENT PANEL AND C O N T R O L S - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
2001 Passat
Tips and Advice
- operating your vehicle the right way

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FILLING YOUR TANK Engine cooling system .... . . . ... 40

Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fuel supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Windshield washer container . . . . 50
OPTIMAL TECHNOLOGY
"'Braking .. . ............ .. ....... 6 KEEPING YOUR VEHICLE IN
Electronic differential lock (EDU . . 9 GOOD WORKING CONDITION
4MOTION* (All Wheel Drive) .... 10 Additional accessories, Modifications
and Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . 51
Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) . . . . . . . 11
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 WHAT DO I DO NOW?
DRIVING AND PROTECTING OUR Service kit · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5~
ENVIRONMENT Jack and tool kit, spare tire ...... 53
The first 1,000 miles (1 500 km) lires I Wheels · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
- and afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Operate your vehicle safely . . . . . . 13 Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . 73
Difficult operating conditions ..... 14 Fuses ......................... 74
Operate your vehicle economically Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
" and minimize pollution · · · · · · · · · · 15 Installing I replacing a radio . . . . . . 75
Trailer towing · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 18 Mobile telephones and CB radios . 76
CARE AND CLEANING Emergency starting ..... .. ...... 76
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . . . . 22 Emergency towing with
commercial tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Care of exterior ........... .. ... 23 L'f .
1t1ng vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Care of interior ............. . ... 27 R
eporting safety defects ..... . .. 81
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 .
0 uts1de the U.S.A. or Canada . ... 82
CHECKING AND FILLING VOLKSWAGEN
\ E · Service Repair Manuals . . . . . . . . . 82
ngme hood ........ . ..... . .... 33
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Technical Data

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General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

150 hp engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

190 hp engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

190 hp engine 4MOTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Supplement
Child Restraint Installation
in Volkswagen Models
LATCH Syste~

Booklet 3.5
Please read this important information before reading f.
the rest of your supplement.
Always keep this supplement w ith your other Owner's Literature.
If you still have questions about LATCH or other features in your vehicle, please
contact your authorized Volkswagen dealer or Volkswagen Customer Relations at
1-800 - 822-8987
Vehicle Equipment
This supplement describes all LATCH
equipment intended to be offered at the
tim e of printing.
Illustrations
Each illustration in this supplement shows
a feature and I or equipment which your ve-
hicle may or may not have, depending on
the model. The illustrations are simply to
show you how a feature looks and how it
functions. ·
WARNINGS
~WARNINGS
concern safety and are highlighted
like this throughout this
supplement.
Texts printed in bold type refer to
possible damage to your vehicle, or
to other important information.
Indication of directions
Whenever a direction is specified (for exam-
ple: left. right. forward, backward. etc.), you
should imagine yourself as sitting in the ve-
hicle facing in the driving direction. If some-
thing is explained which is different from
this position. it will be clearly identified.
Table of Content
Welcome ................. .
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Lower Anchorages . . . . . . . . . . 5
Guide Fixtures for for
Lower Anchorages . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tether Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing a Child restraint
using the LATCH system . . . 12
~WARNING
Please be sure to read and heed the
important information and
WARNINGS about child safety and
the installation of child restraints
in the Owner's Literature.
If you must use the vehicles safety
belts to install a child restraint in
your Volkswagen always refer to
the Owner's Literature which
comes with your vehicle and
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follow the instructions provided
by the manufacturer of your child
restraint.